North Carolina Dams

3,622 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

3,622

High Hazard

1,638

45.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

381

Average Age

65 yrs

Hazard Classification

High1,638 (45.2%)
Significant648 (17.9%)
Low1,336 (36.9%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory492 (13.6%)
Fair1,790 (49.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory381 (10.5%)
Not Rated959 (26.5%)

Federal

52

State

73

Local

370

Private

2,832

All Dams in North Carolina

Showing 451475 of 492

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Blackhawk Dam

Wake County

24HighSatisfactory
Biltmore Lake Dam (Enka Lake Dam)

Buncombe County

261933HighSatisfactory
Bill Ellis Lagoon Dam

Wilson County

161988SignificantSatisfactory
Big Hickory Pond B Dam

Surry County

492003LowSatisfactory
Big Hickory Pond A Dam

Surry County

532004LowSatisfactory
Belews Creek Saddle Dike #3 Dam

Stokes County

291971HighSatisfactory
B. E. Holland Dam

Rutherford County

261980LowSatisfactory
Bee Tree Lake Dam

Buncombe County

1821927HighSatisfactory
Beech Lake (Upper) Dam

Henderson County

231965SignificantSatisfactory
Bedford At Falls River Dam #1

Wake County

392004HighSatisfactory
Beaver Lake Dam

Buncombe County

421926HighSatisfactory
Beaverdam Creek Lake Dam

Wake County

401974LowSatisfactory
Beaver Creek Dam

Franklin County

341986LowSatisfactory
Beaumont Acres Dam

Henderson County

20SignificantSatisfactory
Bear Creek - Gated Spillway and 2 Fuseplugs

Jackson County

91954HighSatisfactory
Bass Lake Dam

Wake County

221900HighSatisfactory
Barrett Pond Dam

Haywood County

25HighSatisfactory
Barnes Lake Dam

Cumberland County

201969LowSatisfactory
Ball Lake Dam

Henderson County

29HighSatisfactory
Ballis Dam

Sampson County

20LowSatisfactory
Baldwin Dam

Rutherford County

32LowSatisfactory
Avalon

Rockingham County

301900LowSatisfactory
Asheville 1964 Ash Basin Dam

Buncombe County

1001964LowSatisfactory
Art Museum Dam

Wake County

15HighSatisfactory
Apex Lake Dam

Wake County

221968HighSatisfactory
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.